If you believed this physical world is all there is, how would you make sense of consciousness? How would you deal with the absurdity of life? Would such questions bother you? For a young man in London, these questions are so troubling that his daily life is being disrupted. The post of him and his comment drew thousands of comments from others, many of them saying that they experienced, and are experiencing, the same. Andy can resonate with these commenters, as he himself wrestled with the same existential dread. Get his thoughts on today's edition of the AC Podcast. Humans of New York: Discussing an Existential Crisis Download Episode Links & Articles The original Humans of New York post Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism by Alvin Plantinga Why I Am Not a Christian (1927) by Bertrand Russell Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False by Thomas Nagel Free Will by Sam Harris The Human Project for Kids Podcast The Atheist's Guide To Reality: Enjoying Life Without Illusions by Alex Rosenberg Intro Music Amped Adapter by Marc Robillard Outro Music Yosemite by Oliver Michael